Some performance courses require auditions during the first week of class. A maximum of 12 units is allowed in performance courses. Please also see course listing in “Music History”.
Selected courses are repeatable. However, the number of total enrollments may be limited to four within a grouping of similar courses. Please see a counselor for details.
MUSIC 1, Fundamentals of Music 3 units
Transfer: UC*, CSU • IGETC AREA 3A (Arts) • Prerequisite: None.
*No UC transfer credit for Music 1 if taken after Music 2.
See also MUSIC 66.
This course provides the study of the rudiments of music notation, including scales, intervals, triads and seventh chords. Also included are rhythmic drills, sight singing and exercises using computer-assisted-instruction. This course (or the equivalent) is a prerequisite for all other music theory courses.
MUSIC 1 is equivalent to the theory portion of MUSIC 66. Credit may be earned for one, not both.
1543 8:00a-10:05a MTWTh MAD 114 Takesue S A
Above 1543 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
1544 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh MAD 114 Titmus J
Above 1544 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
1545 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh MAD 116 Martin J M
Above 1545 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
4111 6:30p-9:40p MW MAD 114 Holt D K
Above section 4111 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 22 to Aug 12, at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 10, Popular Harmony and Arranging 3 units
Transfer: CSU • Prerequisite: Music 2 and Music 6.
This course is the study of the harmonic idioms used in popular music and in jazz. It covers the language of chord symbols, analysis of conventional chord progressions, the writing of lead sheets, and an introduction to commercial and jazz arranging techniques. Students will learn the language of chord symbols as found in sheet music, lead sheets, guitar-bass parts, and øfake booksø; to learn to play a chordal accompaniment from a lead sheet on the piano or guitar; to study the logic, functions, interrelations, and movements of chords in a progression; to be able to add chords to a progression or to rewrite a progression; to compose music in a popular/jazz style; to arrange music for small ensembles; to apply the skills of chord manipulation to an improvisational situation.
1546 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh MAD 203 Kopplin D F
Above 1546 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 50A, Elementary Voice (2,2) 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None.
Introduction to the fundamental principles of singing: breath control, tone production, diction and the use of appropriate song material.
1557 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh MAD 115 Chapman K R
Above 1557 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
1558 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh MAD 115 Kahn D Z
Above 1558 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
4113 6:30p-9:40p TTh MAD 115 Parnell D J
Above section 4113 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 23 to Aug 13, at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 50B, Intermediate Voice (2,2,2,2) 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Advisory: Music 50A.
Continued development of vocal technique, musicianship, style and interpretations and song repertoire.
4114 6:30p-9:40p MW MAD 115 Parnell D J
Above section 4114 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 22 to Aug 12, at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 60A, Elementary Piano, First Level 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: None.
See also MUSIC 66.
Instruction in this course ranges from an introduction to the keyboard to the reading of simple pieces at sight in all major keys. Technical problems, basic music theory, major scales, hand-over-hand arpeggios, simple chording and an introduction to piano literature are stressed.
MUSIC 60A is equivalent to the piano portion of MUSIC 66. Credit may be earned for one class not both.
1559 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh MAD 200 Kozlova Y V
Above 1559 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
1560 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh MAD 206 Kozlova Y V
Above 1560 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
1561 2:45p-5:45p TWTh MAD 206 Sterling J
Above 1561 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
4115 6:30p-9:40p TTh MAD 206 Madlangsakay M
Above section 4115 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 23 to Aug 13, at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 60B, Elementary Piano, Second Level 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Advisory: Music 60A.
Instruction in this course ranges from an introduction to major and harmonic minor scale fingerings, minor key signatures, hand-over-hand arpeggios, triad inversions, primary chord harmonization, sight reading and transposition. Pieces are studied with attention to basic concepts of piano technique and interpretation such as phrasing, tone, touches and dynamics.
1562 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh MAD 206 Takesue S A
Above 1562 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 84A, Popular Guitar, First Level 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Prerequisite: A guitar in good playing condition.
The study and performance of popular guitar styles in the range of beginning to intermediate skills of music reading, interpretation and performance.
1563 8:00a-10:05a MTWTh MAD 104 Harmon J M
Above 1563 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
1564 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh MAD 104 Schulman J
Above 1564 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
4116 6:30p-9:40p MW MAD 104 Mayer P C
Above section 4116 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 22 to Aug 12, at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
MUSIC 84B, Popular Guitar, Second Level (2,2,2,2) 2 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • Advisory: Music 84A.
The study and performance of popular guitar styles in the range of intermediate difficulty are the goals of this course. The course includes finger styles as found in Folk, Rock, Jazz, and their variations.
1565 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh MAD 104 Harmon J M
Above 1565 section meets at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.
4117 6:30p-9:40p TTh MAD 104 Mayer P C
Above section 4117 meets for 8 weeks, Jun 23 to Aug 13, at the Madison Campus, 1310 11th Street.